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Theory as defined by Webster's Dictionary "1: the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another"
Yeah, now look down at entry five:
5: a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena
Theory Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
It's so amusing when people wantently ignore something.
Even better would be to look in a science dictionary. Here's a definition from an online medical dictionary that explains the whole problem quite well.
In science, an explanation for some phenomenon which is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning. In popular use, a theory is often assumed to imply mere speculation, but in science, something is not called a theory until it has been confirmed over the course of many independent experiments. Theories are more certain than hypotheses, but less certain than laws.
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